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The Role of the Community in Ed-Reform: Part 1, The Business Role
Peyton R. Patterson, Chair of the Connecticut Council for Education Reform. Former President & CEO of New Alliance Bank. We are fortunate to live in one of the wealthiest states in…
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Connecticut’s Achievement Gap and Long-Term Workforce Needs
November 7, 2011 • GeneralBy: Louis W. Bach, Connecticut Business and Industry Association With the state’s unemployment rate hovering just above 9%, one would anticipate that job openings in Connecticut are few and, when…
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The Achievement Gap–Economic Implications
November 3, 2011 • GeneralDid you know that Connecticut has the largest achievement gap in the country? This means that there’s a huge difference between the way our low-income and non-low-income students perform academically….
